It’s been quite a ride, and it’s not over yet, but Do Re MiNK is almost here! We’re in the final stages of production; everything is recorded and we’re mixing the last tracks getting ready to master. I’m so proud of my Wonderful Band — Walker Teret, Skizz Cyzyk, and Glenn Workman –who have worked so hard to make this CD sound so amazing! And our engineer/producer Dave Nachodsky at Invisible Sound Studios here in Baltimore is fantastic! We’re expecting an end-of-March release and it will be available on Itunes and Amazon among other places. Autographed copies will be available here, as well!

Ta Da! We have launched our Kickstarter campaign to raise the funds needed to finish the CD we started last year. By “we” I mean me and my Wonderful Band. Check it out at www.kickstarter.com/projects/169572016/do-re-mink-mink-stoles-first-cd. Not only will the CD itself be terrific, full of songs we love and think you will too, we’re giving away cool stuff to our supporters, including autographed CDs, downloads, wedding ceremonies and my hand-crocheted potholders. You can even have us play for you at your own private party!

Plus, everyone who pledges even the smallest amount will be thanked personally right here on my website.

DON’T WAIT! THE CAMPAIGN ENDS JULY 30TH AT MIDNIGHT. DON’T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BE PART OF MY DREAM!

If you have any questions, or if there’s something specific you would like to have for a Reward, email me at minkpix@gmail.com. We’ll talk.

As soon as I can figure out how, I’ll put a link here so you can listen to “Sometimes I Wish I Had A Gun,” which will be on the CD. In the meantime, you can hear it at www.facebook.com/minkstolefans. Enjoy!

I resisted; I fought; I held out as long as I could. “I don’t Tweet,” I would say, as loudly and proudly as my location permitted. “Don’t even talk to me about Twitter.” Why, you may ask, did it take me so long to hop aboard the Twitter train? Did I really think all Tweeters were twits, that Twitter was just something people who believe owning smart phones makes them smart did to amuse themselves in airports? Well, kinda.

But I am now cured and have found the light. No longer an anti-Twitter snot, I am, like any convert, determined to get the Word out. Yay Twitter!

The only people I follow so far are Conan, Oprah, PeeWee, and Kevin Smith — who could probably write a novel on Twitter –but I am looking for more. Again I say, Yay Twitter!